If you live somewhere fairly remote what do you always have in your cupboards/ freezer/ shed?

[MeJaga]

We are moving from central London soon to a (fairly) remote village. It's a long ish drive to a supermarket so I'll probably go once a fortnight and the house is down a bridleway so not all places get vans down there to deliver.

We are so used to lots of online deliveries abs walking to the shops but are very excited about a change of lifestyle.

I want to make sure the house is well stocked with essentials as now we pop to shops all the time and we won't be in a position to do this. For anyone else living fairly remotely what do you always have in?

Good luck with your move , hope you have fun in your new home.
Have a look at the prepper's board. Lots of ideas for this sort of thing snd more, there.

With poor access to your house and if you are in proper countryside then there is a risk you maybe snowed in. You need to imagine that suddenly the day before you are due to go shopping g you are unable to go for 2 weeks. What will you eat, clean with etc?

Cupboard: Pasta, jar pasta sauce, rice, curry sauce jars, UHT milk, cereal, squash.

Basically anything we use regularly, there’s a the open one in the cupboard and at least one new one in the stores.

Freezer: bread, chicken breasts, mixed veg, Swedish meatballs, chips, kids pizzas.

We shop once a week and have never had an issue through snow or Covid with getting what we need.

Cupboard- pasta, rice, tuna, lentils, sauces, oats, beans, toilet roll

Freezer- bread, milk

Other-heating oil

Prosecco

If I were you I'd invest in a good size chest freezer. If you have a harsh winter or for some reason cannot get to shops, you will need it. Have a good store of tins incase of a power cut. Also things like cold medicine, painkillers, children's medicine (if you have children), pet food, also good supply of torches, batteries. Perhaps a camp stove, if you only have electric cooker. Blankets and thermal underwear and a good store of water. Books or games, incase no TV.

I live in a rural area where no supermarket delivery is possible (4km from the nearest corner shop, 8km from the nearest supermarket, but there is an honesty box for eggs and potatoes at a farm 1.5km away so no need to starve ) of a conservative German state where there are no shops at all open on bank holidays or Sundays and supermarkets shut at 7pm Monday to Saturday.

We always have a full crate (12 litres) of ling life milk in the basement (cycle around - use and replace, this goes for everything).

Also in the basement store room:
2-3 boxes of plain cereal (bran flakes, cornflakes)
2-3 packs of basic oats
1-2 bags of flour
1-2 bags of sugar
1-2 bags of rice pudding rice
1-2 bags of regular rice
2-3 bags of pasta
2-3 jars pesto
2-3 tins of tomatoes
2-3 tins of sweetcorn
4 + jars of tuna
1-2 unopened jars of mayonnaise
1-2 unopened bottles of ketchup
2-3 tins of a soup the kids like
1-2 jars of coconut milk
1-2 unopened bottles of cooking oil
1 unopened bottle of balsamic vinegar
Absolutely shed loads of coffee pads and teabags (buy online by the catering box)

At least one or two spare packs of dishwasher tablets, washing powder, dishwasher salt, washing up liquid, shampoo, soap, shower gel, kitchen roll, toilet paper.

In the freezer, as well as whatever is there for the meals planned for the next 2-3 weeks, is:

at least 3 packs of butter
at least 2-3 loaves of bread

Only buy things you use regularly and cycle them through, otherwise you'll have a stash of out of date emergency food, which is obviously useless.

Wine, if you get snowed in you will want it! We can’t get takeaways where we are so when we make curry we make sure we make double and freeze it so when you can’t be bothered to cook we can just defrost the ready made curry and cook some rice so no big cooking job.

I don't even live somewhere remote, but would always have in

"the next" ..... of anything I couldn't live 4 days without, so that goes for toilet rolls, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, etc etc etc. - it is just habit of making sure something goes on the list when you start the 'last but one' packet / bottle etc.

then

I have long life milk in and am the same with all staples (cereal, pasta, tinned toms etc) . I could, at any point continue to feed us for probably a week without having to resort to weird combinations or meals.
I would generally have some fish in the freezer, also some tinned tuna. I always have a decent size block of cheese in. Normally have some bread in the freezer then things like baked beans in tins.

Booze, loads and loads of booze
Pasta
Pesto
Frozen veg (all manner of veg, onions, chillis)
We have chickens so always have eggs
Oatly milk
Ice
Frozen lemons and limes
Garlic and ginger paste
Lots of Herbs and spices
Lots of different types of rice
Cheese, lots of different varieties
Dog food!! Frozen chicken and hot dogs for weekends
Veggie burgers, facon, ficken, etc
Frozen homemade burgers for DH
Par baked rolls
Lots of butter
Baked beans